Maryland’s Own Kristen Valdes, CEO of b.well Connected Health, is AFN’s CEO of the Year for 2021

Advantage Foundry Network (AFN), an exclusive global CEO membership network, is helping CEOs connect with a curated community of their peers while creating meaningful and profitable connections through its network enhanced by AFN’s proprietary AI and analytics. “In just two years, the AFN community has grown to represent over 2,700 CEOs in 124 countries and more than 100 distinct industry sectors,” said AFN CEO Matt Sitter. ” With the exponential growth of captured data, increasing competition, and disruption on every front, leaders need access to a network that can accelerate their capabilities. Our global reach coupled with the range of experience, expertise, and knowledge represented within our community is a tremendous advantage to CEOs and their companies.” Given the caliber of CEOs within their community, AFN held the 1st Annual AFN CEO Awards, recognizing CEOs in five different categories: growth, resilience, corporate culture, innovative disruption, and top overall CEO. In January 2022, they announced that Kristen Valdes, CEO of b.well Connected Health and resident of Maryland, had been awarded top overall CEO of the Year.